UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant

to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 14, 2013

 

Hurco Companies, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Indiana
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

0-9143 35-1150732
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
   
One Technology Way  
Indianapolis, Indiana 46268
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(317) 293-5309
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officer; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Effective March 14, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Gregory S. Volovic to the office of President. Mr. Volovic had been the Executive Vice President of Technology, Operations, and North American Sales/Service. Mr. Volovic will assume the responsibilities of President previously performed by Mr. Doar.  Mr. Doar will continue to serve as the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.  Mr. Volovic's compensation arrangements, as described in the proxy statement for the Company's 2013 annual meeting of shareholders, were not changed as a result of his appointment to the office of President.

 

A copy of a press release issued by the Company with respect to the foregoing management change is filed as an exhibit to this report and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on March 14, 2013. The shareholders:

 

·elected all eight of the Company's nominees for director to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders;
·approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation for the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement;
·re-approved the Hurco Companies, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan; and
·appointed Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2013.

 

Shares were voted on these proposals as follows:

 



Election of Directors:

Number of

Votes

FOR

Number of

Votes

WITHHELD


Non-

Votes

Abstentions
Robert W. Cruickshank     5,044,154       103,309       878,399 --
Michael Doar     5,087,482         59,981       878,399 --
Philip James     5,054,168         93,295       878,399 --
Michael P. Mazza     5,057,229         90,234       878,399 --
Andrew Niner     5,109,026         38,437       878,399 --
Richard Porter     5,105,986         41,477       878,399 --
Janaki Sivanesan     5,107,037         40,426       878,399 --
Ronald Strackbein     5,107,177         40,286       878,399 --

 

 

 
For
Against

Non-

Votes

 

Abstentions

Advisory vote to approve executive compensation:      3,128,340      1,995,137       878,399         23,986

 

 
For
Against

Non-

Votes

 

Abstentions

Re-approve the Hurco Companies, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan:      4,805,268       337,041       878,399           5,154

 

 
For
Against

Non-

Votes

 

Abstentions

Appointment of public accounting firm:      6,002,355        17,279 --          6,228

  

 
 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)Exhibits

 

99.1Press Release dated March 15, 2013.

 

 
 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  Dated:  March 15, 2013
     
  HURCO COMPANIES, INC.
     
     
     
     
  By: /s/ John G. Oblazney
  John G. Oblazney, Vice President, Secretary, and Chief Financial Officer